Rachipagus parasite associated with myelocystocele and diastematomyelia

Gregory Albert; Mauricio Campos; Arnold Menezes; Timothy Vogel; Stuart Weinstein

doi:10.1159/000149912

Rachipagus parasite associated with myelocystocele and diastematomyelia

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2008;44(5):418-21. doi: 10.1159/000149912. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

Authors

Gregory Albert¹, Mauricio Campos, Arnold Menezes, Timothy Vogel, Stuart Weinstein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.

PMID: 18703891
DOI: 10.1159/000149912

Abstract

A case of parasitic rachipagus associated with myelocystocele, diastematomyelia and teratoma is presented. The parasite was successfully removed, and the spinal canal was reconstructed using bone harvested from the parasite.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Infant
Lumbar Vertebrae / abnormalities
Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
Meningomyelocele / complications
Meningomyelocele / pathology
Meningomyelocele / surgery*
Neural Tube Defects / complications
Neural Tube Defects / pathology
Neural Tube Defects / surgery*
Twins, Conjoined / pathology
Twins, Conjoined / surgery*